Senate President Vicente “Tito” C. Sotto filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for vice president at the Sofitel Tent in Pasay City on Wednesday morning, Oct. 6. Lacson-Sotto Tandem (Comelec FB Live Screenshot) He was accompanied by his running mate, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson who is...
Leo Olarte A doctor is seeking a seat in the Philippine senate as he believes that a medical practitioner is needed in the government amid the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Lawyer and physician Leo Olarte filed his certificate of candidacy on Wednesday, Oct. 6. “Kailangan...
Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar on Wednesday, Oct. 6, filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator at Sofitel Tent in Pasay City. Ex-DPWH Sec. Mark Villar (Comelec Facebook Live Screenshot) He was accompanied by his wife, Emmeline Villar, during...
Comelec/MB Six presidential aspirants—only one of them has a political party— have filed their certificates of candidacy (COC) during the fifth day of filing, Oct. 5, according to the data of Commission on Election (Comelec). The presidential aspirants were Maria Aurora Marcos...
Edgar Niez Presidential aspirant Edgar Niez asked Filipinos to vote for him in next year's general polls as he announced that God had told him to run for president. Niez was the sixth individual who filed a certificate of candidacy (COC) for president during the fifth day of the COC filing. He said...
Only three people have filed their candidacy so far in Pateros, the smallest local government unit in Metro Manila, for the May 9, 2022 elections. According to Armando Mallorca, head of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Pateros, the three have filed their certificates of candidacy (COC) for...
Those planning to file their certificates of candidacy (COCs) and certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONAs) for the May 2022 polls were urged by an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to file early and not wait for the last day of filing. Comelec/MB "I’d like to convince...
The filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) at the Sofitel Tent and at local Commission on Election (Comelec) offices is generally peaceful, Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said. PNP Chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar (Comelec FB Live Screenshot) Eleazar...
Paul Medard Escolano Senatorial aspirant Lawyer Paul Medard Escolano said that he will promote the welfare of government employees should he win in the upcoming general elections next year. Ensuring the welfare of government employees is also a way to fight corruption, said Escolano after he filed...
Former Sulu Representative Nur-Ana Sahidulla on Tuesday, Oct. 5, filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator at the Sofitel Tent in Pasay City. Nur-Ana Sahidulla (Comele Facebook Live Screenshot) This is Sahidulla’s second time to join the senatorial race as she also ran for a Senate...
Former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Jojo Garcia said Tuesday he was already planning to retire from public service, but he still filed for candidacy as San Mateo, Rizal's congressional representative anyway. Garcia, who resigned from his MMDA post effective Oct....
Maria Aurora Marcos Another “Marcos” is seeking the highest position in the land. Maria Aurora Marcos, an independent candidate, vowed to make positive changes in the Philippines as she would “provide food, shelter, and clothing for the masses” when she filed her certificate of candidacy...
